Section Engineer

Aberdeenshire Source: WhatJobs

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Job Title: Section Engineer

Location: Near Peterhead, Aberdeenshire (AB42 area / approx. 12 mins from Peterhead Town Centre)

Role Type: Full-Time

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Section Engineer to join our project delivery team near Peterhead. In this role, you will lead engineering controls, quality management, health and safety standards, productivity tracking, and commercial reporting across site operations.

Key Responsibilities

Engineering & Setting Out: Carry out complex setting out, establish primary setting out control, and mentor junior engineering staff on setting out techniques.
Quality Assurance: Produce Activity Control Plans (ACPs), maintain comprehensive quality records, monitor construction tolerances, and raise/manage Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs) and Technical Queries (TQs).
Health, Safety & Environment: Prepare Method Statements, Risk Assessments (RAMS), and Temporary Works Briefs; manage Permits to Work; and conduct short-term visitor inductions.
Productivity & Planning: Develop weekly programmes aligned with stage programmes, monitor progress against KPIs, and communicate targets directly to the workforce.
Commercial Support: Collate weekly measures, perform plant and labour reconciliations, monitor waste against budgets, and identify items of additional work for notifications.

Key Requirements & Experience

Proven experience carrying out complex setting out and setting out control on civil infrastructure/construction projects.
Strong understanding of Activity Control Plans (ACPs), specifications, contract documents, and construction tolerances.
Practical working knowledge of Permit Systems, RAMS creation, and site health and safety hazard controls.
Experience working with 13-week stage programmes and weekly target setting.
Good understanding of key contract documentation, subcontractor terms, and supplier outputs.

Location & Accessibility

Site Office Location: Located near AB42 3ED (approx. 6 miles / 12-minute drive west of Peterhead Town Centre).
Convenient access from the A90 and Longside Road.

How to Apply

If you are a driven Section Engineer looking for your next challenge, please apply with your updated CV today.

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.

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